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AMAL, Hizbullah Supporters Try to Storm Riad al-Solh, Repelled by Tear Gas
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
AMAL, Hizbullah Supporters Try to Storm Riad al-Solh, Repelled by Tear Gas	2 21:15 jpal [11139]
Niger military camp attack leaves 'at least 60 dead' : Security source	0 [11131]
Withdrawal of Turkish-backed armed groups from M4 highway at a distance of 1km	0 [11132]
Turkish-backed armed groups renew their artillery shelling on the town of Tal-Rifaat	0 [11128]
Syrian IDPs targeted by the Turkish border guards in Idlib	0 [11133]
Somali security forces kill 5 Al Shabaab fighters to end hotel siege	0 [11131]
ATC indicts JuD chief Hafiz Saeed in terror financing case	2 08:46 Dron66046 [11134]
2 killed, 73 Wounded in Taliban Attack near Bagram Base	0 [11132]
Three Nigerian security staff executed in Islamist video	0 [11128]
Denmark arrest 20 jihadists across the country	2 09:08 Mercutio [11126]
11 jailed over 2017 Saint Petersburg metro bombing	0 [11131]
Man sentenced to 6 years for plotting foiled terror attack	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
'Biggest queue I've EVER seen': Millions line up to vote in Britain's most crucial election in a generation with turnout boosted by Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn's final call to arms (but naughty Dilyn has voted twice!)	8 22:45 JohnQC [11129]
Israel calls another election for March 2, the third in a year	3 15:57 Procopius2k [11127]
U.S. Official Says 'No Aid Package' to Save Lebanon from Its 'Financial Mess'	4 11:34 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Career Officials Thwart Aid to Christian, Yazidi Genocide Victims	2 03:34 g(r)omgoru [11127]
What Really Happened at NAS Pensacola, and Why	16 12:13 M. Murcek [11128]
Iraqi Families Fear Worst after Protesters Abducted Last Friday	0 [11126]
Turkey Court Keeps US Consul Staffer in Jail	0 [11127]
US hits Iranian transport firms with sanctions, hopes for more prisoner swaps	0 [11127]
Al-Gharyani urges Libyan authorities to accept Turkey’s military support to repel warlord Khalifa Haftar and his foreign backers	0 [11126]
Thousands of Assyrians in Tal Tamer fear of a Turkish genocide	0 [11126]
The Turkish aggression on northern Syrian, how to confront it	0 [11123]
Modi cleared of complicity in deadly communal riots	2 07:06 Dron66046 [11128]
Fact-checking Aung San Suu Kyi's claims over genocide allegations	0 [11130]
Peshmerga commander turned barren mountain green while fighting Islamic State	1 09:51 Nguard [11124]
Man injured in Poway shooting sues synagogue over lax security	0 [11125]
As Rivals Fight for Control of Libya, Erdogan Says Turkey May Jump In	2 22:06 Lex [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
World's biggest database of 'digitally fingerprinted' child sex abuse images will be created by UK and US internet watchdogs in an attempt to stop them being shared online	6 20:54 Frank G [11129]
Large bronze sculpture showing a young black man in a hoodie on a horse is unveiled in Richmond - permanently installed to 'speak back' to people looking at Confederate monuments in the city	20 23:23 Lex [11132]
You didn't write that War College thesis, somebody else wrote that thesis	9 14:30 Dron66046 [11130]
US will send 20,000 troops for largest European military drill since Cold War	8 20:11 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11131]
This Is How The Green Berets Planned To Take Out Soviet's Special Forces	14 21:24 Lex [11133]
Pizza delivery driver kills one, shoots another after attempted robbery, police say	5 09:20 Skidmark [11127]
Chinese Reportedly Create a Pig-Monkey Hybrid, Seeking Human Organ Transplant Options	14 23:32 Beau [11136]
WATCH: Ranting Residents Blame Jews for Antisemitic Terror in Jersey City	7 16:41 Dron66046 [11125]
Dept. of Ed. Investigation Uncovers Over a Billion in Unreported Foreign University Funding	6 13:49 M. Murcek [11134]
First woman makes it through Navy SEAL officer assessment and selection	14 22:50 Whiskey Mike [11131]
'Shameful': Legal fraternity condemns violent protest by lawyers in Lahore	1 09:31 Mercutio [11128]
Day of terror, violence as lawyers storm Lahore cardiac hospital	0 [11124]
4-year-olds raped in Narayanganj, Tangail	0 [11127]
Greta slams 'misleading' climate pledges at UN summit	10 18:10 chris [11127]
Heartbreak, disbelief as volcano victims named	5 18:20 gorb [11130]
Trafficked: Kurdistan’s trade in human lives	0 [11126]
Leftists Panic After Trump Set To Enforce Ban On Antisemitism, What An Odd Thing To Be Upset About	8 17:50 Lex [11127]
Bolivia seeks Israel’s help in fight against terror after ties renewed	0 [11127]
Israeli Student-Built Satellite Launched into Space	4 16:16 Skidmark [11124]
7,800 people have lost their jobs so far this year in a media landslide	9 13:07 JohnQC [11128]
Samsung: China smartphone factory closure leaves local community counting the cost	1 12:19 swksvolFF [11128]
Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’: Atlanta Newspaper Demands Disclaimer on Depiction of Female Reporter	13 18:44 gorb [11125]
Egyptian lawmaker renews call for banning face veils	0 [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Message Received – Thank You Bill Barr…	0 [11128]
Is Trump the Only Adult in the Room?	5 17:58 Lex [11131]
Joe Biden? Seriously?	5 18:20 Lex [11126]
Republicans Condemn FBI's Use of Surveillance Powers They Long Supported	14 19:41 g(r)omgoru [11131]
GOP senator to FBI: 'Someone's got to be fired'	6 18:18 gorb [11132]
FBI Lied To Congress About Fake ‘Defensive' Briefing Of Trump Campaign In 2016	0 [11123]
‘Today you will see how rocks cry’	8 17:17 Herman Smiter of the Slytherins5028 [11124]
Watching Britain, thinking Turkey	0 [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Exit poll shows Conservatives trouncing Labour in UK election	7 23:00 Lex [11136]
Trump mocks teen climate activist Thunberg: 'Chill Greta, Chill'	1 17:10 Procopius2k [11127]
Yang Qualifies for Dem December Prez Debate	1 15:34 Mercutio [11130]
Gotta Admit, Ted Cruz Has a Way with Words	1 19:35 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Per Horowitz - No FISA warrant for surveillance of US Persons Manafort, Papadopoulos, or Flynn ?	2 13:26 g(r)omgoru [11129]
House Passes bill that critics say grants 'large-scale amnesty' to illegal immigrants	10 19:14 Lex [11126]
Are Republicans About to Screw Up Trump's Senate Trial?	11 19:49 Lex [11128]
Barr: Comey refusal to reinstate security clearance a 'problem' in FISA investigation	4 13:38 JohnQC [11124]
FBI Lawyer Doctored Email to Make Carter Page Appear as a Russian Agent Instead of a CIA Source	7 19:18 Lex [11129]
DOJ inspector general unable to say if bias tainted Carter Page FISA process	4 22:59 JohnQC [11130]
Tom Brokaw: Journalists Used to Be Trusted, But Social Media Ruined That	11 14:34 rjschwarz [11127]
Democrat Karen Bass says she's open to impeach Trump again if he gets reelected in 2020	15 19:19 Lex [11125]
Fake moderate Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger feels the heat from fed up, impeachment-weary constituents	11 10:23 trailing wife [11127]
Bloomberg: When I'm President I'll Pack the Supreme Court With Anti-Gun Justices	13 19:51 Zorba McGurque3382 [11124]
Hunter Biden Baby Mommy Wants Answers About Burisma	10 23:06 Lex [11141]
Biden signals to aides that he would serve only a single term	10 23:14 Lex [11131]
Pelosi Bonaparte sees her Waterloo	13 18:33 gorb [11125]
Matt Taibbi Calls Out The Shitshow: "'CORROBORATION ZERO': Steele Dossier Was Always a Joke"	3 13:50 M. Murcek [11126]

    
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1	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
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1	Islamic State
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Taliban
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2019-12-12
AMAL, Hizbullah Supporters Try to Storm Riad al-Solh, Repelled by Tear Gas

Wed 2019-12-11
Iraqi protesters defiantly turn out in the capital Baghdad

Tue 2019-12-10
Jersey City shooting - possibly 6 dead at JC Kosher grocery

Mon 2019-12-09
Al-Shabaab Militants Kill 8 On Bus In Northern Kenya

Sun 2019-12-08
At least 10 killed in Kenya bus attack claimed by al-Shabab

Sat 2019-12-07
Baghdad operations commander orders the Iraqi army to move in Sinak and Khilani to protect the protesters

Fri 2019-12-06
Naval Air Station Pensacola shooter who killed 3 was Saudi aviation student

Thu 2019-12-05
Pelosi Asks House Judiciary Committee to Proceed with Articles of Impeachment

Wed 2019-12-04
Anti-government protesters have set fire to the Iranian consulate in Najaf for the third time in a week

Tue 2019-12-03
Burkina Faso: 14 people killed in gun attack at church during Sunday mass

Mon 2019-12-02
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Sun 2019-12-01
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Sat 2019-11-30
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Fri 2019-11-29
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Thu 2019-11-28
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